Request document signing certificate
Use these steps to request a document signing certificate in CertCentral . Document signing certificates verify document authenticity and the identity of the organization or individual authorized to sign documents.
This procedure applies to Enterprise, Partner, and Legacy accounts.
Anmerkung
For Subscription accounts, request DV certificates through your active subscription. In the CertCentral menu, go to My digital trust products > My subscription. Find the relevant subscription and select Actions > Request a certificate. See Request a document signing certificate from a CertCentral subscription.
Before you begin
The organization must be active and validated for document signing in your account.
A validated verified contact must be available to approve the document signing certificate order where required.
Document signing certificates are installed on a hardware token. Confirm whether you will use a DigiCert-provided token or your own supported hardware token before submitting the request.
Hardware tokens must be FIPS 140-2 Level 2 or Common Criteria EAL4+ certified.
Start a certificate request
For Enterprise, Partner, and Legacy accounts:
In the CertCentral main menu, go to Certificates > Request certificate.
Select Document Signing certificate.
Available products:
Document Signing for Individual
Document Signing for Employee
Document Signing for Org
Enter certificate details
Enter the certificate subject information as required. The subject information determines whether the organization name or individual name appears as the signature.
Select the certificate validity period.
Select the signature hash algorithm if applicable.
Generate or upload the certificate signing request (CSR).
Ensure subject information matches the organization or individual authorized to sign documents.
Select or add the organization
Select an existing validated organization from the list.
If the organization is not listed, select Add organization and complete the organization details.
If the organization has not been validated for document signing, DigiCert must complete document signing validation before issuance.
Add or confirm verified contacts
If required for the selected validation type, a verified contact must approve the certificate order before DigiCert issues the certificate.
Under Verified Contacts, select an existing contact or add a new contact.
Select the appropriate validation type the contact can approve.
Submit the verified contact for validation if required.
DigiCert® must validate the verified contact before the contact can approve certificate orders.
Select shipping information
If using a DigiCert-provided hardware token:
Under Shipping Information, select a shipping method: Standard or Expedited.
Enter the name and address where the token should be shipped.
DigiCert installs the document signing certificate on a secure hardware token and ships it with activation instructions.
If using your own supported hardware token, download the DigiCert Document Signing certificate provisioning application from your CertCentral account after issuance and use it to install the certificate on your token.
Submit the request
Review the order details.
Select the payment method.
Read and accept the Certificate Services Agreement.
Select Submit.
The certificate remains pending until organization validation and verified contact approval are complete. DigiCert issues the certificate after all required validations and approvals are complete.
What's next
Manage pending orders to monitor the status of your submitted request and complete any outstanding validation steps